{"product_id":"runaway-science-nick-redfern-9781578598014","title":"Runaway Science","description":"Will computers come to dominate man? Will advanced technology, robots and artificial intelligence enhance or destroy our future … and thereby changing us forever!?! Learn about the history, the menace and opportunities of technology—as well as possible futures—in this one-of-a-kind book!\nIs technology running amok or is it serving as a helping hand? Is it a threat or a benefit? Runaway Science: True Stories of Raging Robots and Hi-Tech Horrors presents the ominous, and some encouraging, stories of how technology has shaped our past and might shape our future. It dives into the question of mankind’s future. An exhilarating and troubling read, it looks at whether robots and technology are a threat or a boon to humanity. Its investigations include …\nRobocops and robots in the police force\nRobots replacing people in the workplace\nThe high tech of ancient times\nClones, androids, modified humans, cyborgs, designer babies, and half-human robots\nCIA plots to control our minds\nThe sentient internet\nMonitoring our every move with microchip implants\nThe threat of unfathomable alien intelligence and technology\nThe singularity of uncontrollable and irreversible supplanting of human intelligence with technological intelligence\nScience fiction and science fact—and how science fiction foreshadowed the future\nClandestine technological dangers and government mind-control plots\nRobotic limbs, androids and half-humans\nThe prospect of uploading our minds into computers to ensure immortality\nWhether robots will rise up and cause humans to become extinct\nAnd much, much more.\nWith more than 100 photos and illustrations, this riveting read is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. Ponder the possibilities with this examination of the menace of robots, artificial intelligence, and technology of the past, present, and future. Exciting and worrisome, Runaway Science looks at past horrors and future dangers of technology!","brand":"Visible Ink Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51077425594656,"sku":"9781578598014","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781578598014.jpg?v=1781112747","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/runaway-science-nick-redfern-9781578598014","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}